Golf-bag.



G. A. ONEIL.

GOLF BAG. APILIGATION FILED JUNE 12, 1909.

t UNITED STA"ras Initiateur; '-oFFioE,

.enanos a. omiII., or. cIIIcAeo, ILLINoIs.

' To all r'wiofin it ma/y concern:

i' citizenof the v United States,'residing atV f GOLF-Bao."

J apejiummoa or Lenen razen. Application tiled vJune 12, 199. Seriali-No. 501,783.

Patenten Mar. s, w10.

Be it known that I, Gnonoli AONEIL, a'

i. Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illiois, have invented ,certain new;r and useful Improvements in Atividi-Bags, Yof 'which the l,following isa specification. Y 'l My invention relates to golf bags, that is,y 'to bags desi ned for the reception and'trans-- poi-tation ot golf clubs. The object of my invention is the provision of a big vof the; character mentioned bag in which is embodied m ings forminga part o f this specicatlon, and

in which,

fliigure 1 is a lperspective view of a golf Invention, Fig 2 is a lcentral longitu l'nal section thereof, Figs. 3 and 4 are horizontally transverse sections taken *respectively `on lilies` m and y 'y of Fig. 2, Fig. v5 isase'ctionsimilar to that shown inFig.4,showing e tlaps of the additional apparel compart ent in opened position, F1g.`6 is an enlar ed ser n tional detail showing a portion of yhe interior of the bag, and Fig. 7 is a detail longitudinal section taken online z zf-ofJFig. 6

Referring now to`the drawings, 1 'indicates the cylindrical body of the bagicoinprised essentially of the lateral or'vertlcal Wall- 2 formed preferably of a 4single piece' of suitable flexible material, and a circular base 3 to the upwardly projecting peripheral flange 4 of which is secured, as'by stitching, the lower ed e of said lateral wall forming portion. T e bag is shown equipped..

Awith the usual sling 5, the hand grlp 6,

the golf ball receptacle 7, and the flexible .top closure 8 adapted, when the bag 1s emr vpending position inside of the latter, as

ployed duringI playing, to be folded to deshoW-n in Fig. l, so as to exposethe extremii ties of the clubs carried; and at tobeextnding upwardly as show-.n in Fig; 2 to inclose and lock the latter therein. 2 indicates .reinforcing ribs for the ywall l2. Said details, however, have no bearing whatsoever upon-myinvention and mayor. may not be incorporated in the bag, is desired.

Longitudinally, preferably obliquely,'ex-' tending in ythe body 1, the longitudinal edges'thereof being secured, preferably b stitchings 9, to the inner surface of the Wai/i 2, -isa partition 10 coextensive in length 'l with' said body 1 .and dividing the inter1or thereof 'into two independent compartments 11 and l12. The compartment 11 as seen, 4opens at the mouth of the bag and v'is designed for vthe reception of the golf clubs. vThe compartment l2 isclosed at its vup ei' extremity by a portion 13 secured, pre er- -ali-lv by stitching, to the upper edges'of the had@y and said partition.- Access tothe compartment 12 is gained `through an i 14 v,lnovided in the vertical 'wa-22 of the body, said 4opening efnding jreferably thcicutire len of the latter. Tyclose said opening over fpping, ilexible fiaps 15 and 16 ire provided, the same being formed pref- Yab eraply integrallywith the vertical .wall 2 of (he body. .Straps 17 spaced upon the fiap i 15 and projecting therefrom7 and engaging buckles 17 are secured to the body adjacent to lock said flaps in closingposition. As seen either 0f he extremities of the o'uterflap 15 is. free, the lower end ortionthereof preferably extending throng a slit 18 provided in thebase flange' 4. The upper ex# tremity of the 4inner ap 16 is permanently secured to the rein-f` cing upeferably 'per edging 19 of the body 1, the lower exltremity thereof being detachably secured to the base 3, as by a ball and socket clasp the male and femaleparts 20 and 21`respect1vely of which, are suitably secured to thel base flange flap.

It will beseen'with such construction that a gol-f bag ofidurable design, of neat and finished appearance provided. with d golf club compartment and an .additional indevlded By placing the partition 10 obl'lqucly 1n the bag, the club compartment is made lalge at the month for the accommodation ofih heads of the clubs, .while the lower portnigjlv 4 nnd' said lower end portion `of said pendent apparel compartment will be prof'` of the clothes compartment "is made4 'orrespondingly lar e for the accommodation of heavier and bu ier articles ofclothing.' By forming the closing flaps of the clothes com- 5 pertinent integral with the walls of the bag andf rmanently securing the upper end of thefirlitiier fla v and detachubly securing thev lowr end o said flap,` complete closure is effected, bulging prevented yand ready access A gxveh. t

I While I have shown what I deem to be lthe preferable form of my device,'I do not wish to4 be limited thereto as there-mi ht be any `changes nmade in'the detalsfo ycon` '135 struction and arrangement' of parts without departing `from -tliespiritof my invention within the scope ofthe up#v .comprehended A ded claims.

Hllvng described myy invention'what 1 claim `as new anddesireto secure by Letters Patentisr t c i A ,f "1.In a'. golf bag having side walls and a bottom,` 1-substantially fiat longitudinal partition secured to opposite sides Tof said bag.

2 5. and extending from the Amouth thereof to.'A

`jthe bottom,'t0 divide said bag 'into a clothes and a stick compartment; aclosure` for the 'upper end of said clothes compartment, 'the arrangement beingfsuch thatv the bottom of;

3o.' the bagforms the bottomofeach of said compartments; flaps at the-slde of said clothes compartment; andmeans for securin said flaps ifclfosing position, substan- -tia ly as described.

2. In a. golf bag having side Walls `.sind a bottom, a substantially flatlongitudinal ob,- liquely disposed partition secured to oppo Vsite sides of'said bag and extendinff from the mouth thereof to the bottom,to divide said' bag into vsubstantially equal clothes and stick compartments; flaps at the-side of said clothes compartment wund' means for s e-V v curing said aps in closing position', sub

stantially as described.'

In a golf bag having side-Walls and a bottom, a. longitudinalobliquely lis osed partition 10 stitched to said side' Wa 1s; Val

closure 13 for' .the smaller end ofone compartment formed by partition l0; aps 1`5 .and 16y composed of theendsofsaid side walls, theextremities of the outer'a s 15 f being free vandthe upper extremity o thel inner flap 16 being permanently secured and the lower extremity being secured by bajll'l '.and ,socketclasp 20-21g and straps and buckles '17 vand 17 forl securing' said flaps,

'substantially as'l described.

In testimonywhereof Il have signedl my 

